"Whipsnade Tree Cathedral Whipsnade Tree Cathedral is a garden in the village of Whipsnade in Bedfordshire, England. It is planted in the approximate form of a cathedral, with grass avenues for nave, chancel, transepts, chapels and cloisters and ""walls"" of different species of trees. The Tree Cathedral was planned by Edmond Blyth in the 1930s as an act of ""Faith, hope and reconciliation"" in response to his memories of World War I. As a cadet at Sandhurst in 1916 Blyth had made close friends called Arthur Bailey, John Bennett and Francis Holland who were all killed prior to the end"
"Winslade Winslade is a hamlet and civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. It lies south of Basingstoke, just off the A339 road. The hamlet covers an area of and has an average elevation of . Its nearest railway station is Basingstoke, north of the hamlet. The parish of Winslade contains the vast Hackwood Park, an Grade I listed Royal deer park. According to the 2011 census, Winslade had a population of 224. The manor of Winslade was held by Hugh de Port and his descendants from 1086 until 1555, after which it was bought by"
"Sclater, had been in office over forty years, from 1860 to 1902. Mitchell was succeeded by Julian Huxley. Mitchell's brainchild, Whipsnade Park, was opened in 1931 on the Dunstable Downs, in the heart of Bedfordshire. Whipsnade is an open air zoo in the countryside, where animals occupy large enclosures rather than cages. The park is involved in a variety of conservation activities. In 1911, Mitchell delivered the Royal Institution Christmas Lecture on ""The Childhood of Animals"". In February 1915, Mitchell gave three lectures on the subject of evolution and foreign policy at the Royal Institution that expanded upon his 1896"
"of the Chiltern Hills) below the white rhino enclosure. Due to its size, inside the park, visitors may walk, use the zoo's bus service, or drive their own cars between the various animal enclosures, or through an 'Asian' area where some animals are allowed to roam free around the cars. There is also a train service, the narrow gauge Great Whipsnade Railway, also known as the ""Jumbo Express."" ZSL Whipsnade Zoo is the UK's largest zoo and one of Europe's largest wildlife conservation parks. It is home to 3,873 animals, many of which are endangered in the wild. The majority"
"to the north of London was purchased by the Zoological Society of London in 1926 for £480 12s 10d. The site was fenced, roads built and trees planted. The first animals arrived at the park in 1928, including two Lady Amherst's pheasants, a golden pheasant, and five red junglefowl. Others soon followed including muntjac, llama, wombats and skunks. Whipsnade Park Zoo opened on Sunday 23 May 1931. It was the first open zoo in Europe to be easily accessible to the visiting public. It was an immediate success and received over 38,000 visitors on the following Monday. The brown bear"
"locations featured in BBC's ""Super Vets"". It featured in an episode of the CBBC programme ""Brum"" in 1991, titled ""Safari Park"". Jamie Oliver and Sainsbury's have also used the zoo's background for a television advert. The BBC's ""Merlin"" used parts of Whipsnade as a filming location for Season 1, and the famous lion landmark is featured in behind the scenes footage from the DVDs. The zoo also served as one of the tasks for BBC Three's ""Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum"". ""Tots TV"" visited Whipsnade. In 2002, a 20-year-old elephant named Anna died three days after giving birth to"
"mother and hand-reared by keepers. Wild Wild Whipsnade was opened in 2010. This exhibit is home to several species of animal that lived in the wild in Britain hundreds of years ago. These include Eurasian brown bears, wolverines, Eurasian lynx, reindeer, wild boar, and European bison. Other species in the zoo's collection that are not part of a themed exhibit include Amur tigers, blesbok, Thomson's gazelle, Oriental small-clawed otters, red pandas, gemsbok, sloth bears, meerkats, Impalas, ostriches, reticulated giraffes, southern white rhinoceros, onager, Przewalski's wild horses, common chimpanzees, egrets, Caribbean flamingos, rockhopper penguins, Grévy's zebra, bongo, roan antelope, common hippopotamus,"
"sold to his overlord, John Marquess of Winchester, two years later, and his descendants continued to hold it until at least 1908. According to the 1901 census, Winslade had a population of 59. Winslade is located in the northern central part of Hampshire, in South East England, south of Basingstoke, its nearest town. The hamlet falls under the North East Hampshire parliament constituency, represented in the House of Commons by Conservative MP Ranil Jayawardena. The nearest schools to Winslade are those situated in Basingstoke, including St John's Church of English Primary School, Brighton Hill Community School, and Basingstoke College of"
"Hawkshead Hawkshead is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, which attracts tourists to the South Lakeland area. The parish includes the hamlets of Hawkshead Hill, to the north west, and Outgate, a similar distance north. Hawkshead contains one primary school but no secondary school and four public houses. Hawkshead is just north of Esthwaite Water, in a valley to the west of Windermere and east of Coniston Water. It is part of Furness, making it a part of the ancient county of Lancashire. The township of Hawkshead was originally owned by the monks of Furness Abbey; nearby Colthouse"
"taken from Whipsnade Zoo, and had risen to 26 individuals by 1993. There is also a large group of approximately 250 wallabies living wild on the Isle of Man which are the descendants of a pair that escaped from a wildlife park on the island in the 1970s, as well as from subsequent escapes. There are also colonies in England: in the Peak District, in Derbyshire, and in the Ashdown Forest, in East Sussex. These were established c.1900. There are also other smaller groups frequently spotted in West Sussex and Hampshire. In France, in the southern part of the Forest"
"The line was primarily equipped from the Bowater's Railway (now Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway) in Sittingbourne, Kent, which was the last steam-operated narrow gauge industrial railway in the United Kingdom. The railway is now equipped with four steam locomotives and five diesels (although one has been sold to the Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway). All passenger trains are steam hauled and services commence at midday, with train departures every half hour with the last train departing Whipsnade Central one hour before Whipsnade Zoo closes for the day. The train normally travels clockwise around the loop. Leaving the station the"
"Chapmanslade Chapmanslade is a village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, in the southwest of England. The parish is on the county border with Somerset and includes the hamlets of Huntenhull Green, Short Street and Thoulstone. The village lies about from each of three towns: southwest of Westbury, northwest of Warminster, and east of Frome (in Somerset). The village High Street is a section of the A3098 between Westbury and Frome and is some 2 km long. Near the centre of the village are the village school and the Anglican parish church. The parish includes the site of"
"an idea inspired by Hamburg Zoo, and led to newer designs to many of the buildings. Mitchell also envisaged a new park to the north of London, and in 1926 Hall Farm, near to Whipsnade village, was bought. In 1931, Whipsnade Wild Animal Park opened, becoming the world's first open zoological park. The first woman to be a curator at the London Zoo was Evelyn Cheesman, in 1920. In 1962, 'Caroline', an Arabian oryx, was lent to Phoenix Zoo, Arizona in the world's first international co-operative breeding programme. Today, the zoo participates in breeding programmes for over 130 species. At"
"Grappenhall Grappenhall is a suburban village in Warrington, Cheshire, England, along the Bridgewater Canal in the Grappenhall and Thelwall civil parish, which had a population of 9,377 at the 2001 census. Grappenhall is mentioned in the ""Domesday Book"" with the name ""Gropenhale"" and with a valuation of five shillings. St Wilfrid's Church has a carving of a cat on the west face of the tower. This is believed to be Lewis Carroll's inspiration for the grinning Cheshire Cat in ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"". The church itself was first constructed in 1120, though was rebuilt 400 years later. The church was"
"had the opportunity to buy their farms and cottages. Horace Snary (1897 – 1966) played first-class cricket for Leicestershire between 1921 and 1933. He was born and died at Whissendine. Musician Sam Carter grew up in Whissendine and attended Whissendine Primary School and Vale of Catmose College. ""Whissendine"" is the title of a song by the band Crippled Black Phoenix Whissendine Whissendine is a village and civil parish in Rutland, England, north-west of the county town, Oakham. The population at the 2001 census was 1,189, increasing to 1,253 at the 2011 census. It has a pub, The White Lion; a"
"Cowpe Cowpe is a hamlet in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. It lies in the South Pennines, north of Scout Moor Wind Farm, by the Pennine Bridleway. Rawtenstallis to the west, Bacup to the east and Waterfoot to the north. Directly south over Brandwood and Scout Moors, is Rochdale. 'Cowpe' is thought to derive from 'Cow Pastures'. Cowpe is renowned for its scenery, as is the whole of the Rossendale valley, and houses farms supplying crops and livestock. The village has a Sunday School, and a park, designed by residents and opened in 2002 and a B & B (Tippet's Farm). Cowpe"
"and Darwen constituency, with Jake Berry having been the Member of Parliament since 2010. Cowpe Cowpe is a hamlet in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. It lies in the South Pennines, north of Scout Moor Wind Farm, by the Pennine Bridleway. Rawtenstallis to the west, Bacup to the east and Waterfoot to the north. Directly south over Brandwood and Scout Moors, is Rochdale. 'Cowpe' is thought to derive from 'Cow Pastures'. Cowpe is renowned for its scenery, as is the whole of the Rossendale valley, and houses farms supplying crops and livestock. The village has a Sunday School, and a park, designed"
"Giddings Copse, in memory of the co-founder and ex-Chairman of the Wickford Wildlife Society - Phil Giddings. The reserve is situated on both sides of the tidal River Crouch which is narrow at this point. It consists of a remnant of old oak woodland on the south side, and thorn thickets, rough grassland and large ponds on the north side. With the adjoining river banks and railway embankment this small area has a surprising diversity of habitats and, consequently, of wildlife. Shotgate Shotgate is a civil parish and village in Essex, England. On 1 April 2007, Shotgate became the first"
"Blissford Blissford is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hyde situated in the New Forest National Park in Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Fordingbridge, which lies approximately 2 miles (2.5 km) west from the village. The hamlet lies just to the north of the small village of Frogham. Blissford is situated on low ground around Blissford Cross and towards Ditchend Brook where the ford can be found. References to Blissford appear in records in the early 16th century. The houses in the hamlet are surrounded by patches of woodland and pasture, and there is also a small settlement"
"the route from his pen to the trailer as he left the camp for the last time, in ceremonial dress that included a silver headdress which was a gift from the queen in 1955. Billy was taken to Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire, where keepers say he had an easy life at the Children's Farm. In order to replace Billy, thirty members of 1st Battalion set off to Great Orme in Llandudno on 15 June 2009 at 03:00, hoping to catch the feral goats in a docile state. A team led by Lieutenant-Colonel Nick Lock (Commanding Officer) included the goat major"
"Harriseahead Harriseahead is a village in the county of Staffordshire, England, just north of the Potteries (Stoke on Trent) and about south-west of Biddulph and close to the border with Cheshire. Population details from the 2011 census can be found under Kidsgrove. The etymology is unknown; although the ""-head"" ending of the name, from Old English ""heafod"" indicates the town's high situation in the Staffordshire Moorlands. Mow Cop Castle is on top of a hill just under a mile north of the village. It has been in the care of the National Trust since 1937, but has a history linking"
"Eversden and Wimpole Woods Eversden and Wimpole Woods is a 67.1 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Kingston and Orwell in Cambridgeshire. The site has been designated a Special Area of Conservation for its barbastelle bats. Wimpole Wood has six bat species, including the barbastelle, which is a very rare species in Britain; females give birth and raise young in tree crevices. Eversden Wood is a species rich example of a type of woodland rare in lowland Britain, with ancient ash and field maple trees. It has many herbs typical of old woodlands. There is access to the"
"Kaylee's female calf Donna, and Azizah's male calf Sam. Their paddock is seven acres, and features three pools, mud wallows and dust baths. One of the female elephants, named Karishma, and her pregnancy with her first calf George, featured heavily in the first series of the ITV documentary programme ""The Zoo"", which follows the daily lives of the staff at both Whipsnade and London Zoo. Another female calf was born during the Queens birthday celebrations and was aptly named Elizabeth. The elephant herd has a brand new indoor facility, the Centre for Elephant Care, which opened in Easter of 2017."
"tarns. There is one major road in the parish, the B5285 connecting Hawkshead to the Windermere Ferry terminus at Far Sawrey. At Low Wray is Wray Castle, a 19th-century house and grounds now owned by the National Trust. Many of the woodlands in the parish, including the area alongside Windermere are part of the National Trust's Hawkshead and Claife property. Claife Claife is a civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It is situated west of Windermere, and east of Esthwaite Water and the village of Hawkshead. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of"
"The only locomotive is a 2-6-0 steam-outline diesel hydraulic engine named ""Princess Anne"". There are four passenger coaches, each capable of seating 16 adult passengers. The coaches are roofed, but open-sided. There is a 4-wheel open wagon for maintenance trains. Marwell Zoo Marwell Zoo is a zoo situated at Owslebury near Winchester, in the English county of Hampshire. It is owned and run by the registered charity Marwell Wildlife. The zoo is home to over 1,200 animals of 135 species. The charity undertakes a range of educational and conservation activities, with a particular focus on Africa in addition to work"
"the Chiltern Hills. ZSL bought the farm in December 1926 for £13,480 12s 10d. In 1928 the first animals arrived at the new Whipsnade Park – two Amherst pheasants, a golden pheasant and five red jungle fowl. Others soon followed, including muntjac deer, llamas, wombats and skunks. In 1931 Whipsnade Park was opened to the public as the world's first open zoological park. In 1960–61, Lord Zuckerman, then Secretary of ZSL, raised funds from two medical foundations to found laboratories as an Institute of Zoology where scientists would be employed by ZSL and undertake research. In June 2015 ZSL rebranded,"
"Wilpshire Wilpshire is a village and civil parish in the county of Lancashire, England. It is north of Blackburn, and forms part of the town's urban area, although it is in the Ribble Valley local government district. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 2,569, increasing to 2,582 at the 2011 Census. The village is situated on the A666 Whalley Road, between the Brownhill area of Blackburn and the village of Langho. The local railway station is Ramsgreave and Wilpshire, on the Ribble Valley Line with train services to Blackburn, Manchester and Clitheroe. The only"
"Oughterside Oughterside is a village in the Allerdale District, in the English county of Cumbria. Nearby settlements include the town of Aspatria and the villages of Hayton and Prospect. For transport there is the A596 road nearby. Oughterside is 2.1 miles away from Aspatria and is 6 miles from Cockermouth, the birthplace of William Wordsworth. The village is home to the Manor house that caters for tourists throughout the year. Carlisle is the closest city to Oughterside that offers transport links to other locations across the UK through the railway network. Oughterside is located on the North Western edge of"
"Harris hawks, toco toucan, bald eagle, and hyacinth macaws. Opened in 2008, this exhibit is home to a group of cheetahs, and features displays that inform visitors about ZSL's cheetah conservation project in Tanzania. Despite ZSL's conservation project being focused on East Africa, the Cheetahs at Whipsnade are in fact Sudan cheetahs from Northeast Africa. An area aimed primarily at children and housing domesticated livestock such as turkeys, llamas, alpacas, cows, silkie chickens, horses, donkeys, and goats, most of which are free-roaming. The Children's Farm is also home to a female Bennett's wallaby named Pip, who was abandoned by her"
"Tiptree Tiptree is a village and civil parish in the English county of Essex, situated south-west of Colchester and around north-east of London. Surrounding villages include Messing, Tolleshunt Knights, Tolleshunt Major, Layer Marney, Inworth, Birch, Great Braxted, Great Totham and Little Totham. The place-name 'Tiptree' is first attested in a charter in the British Museum (now in the British Library) of circa 1225, where it appears as ""Typpetre"". The name means 'Tippa's tree'. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 9,152. The village has been expanding rapidly for several years with large numbers of new houses"
"moated Herstmonceux Castle was begun in 1440 and is study centre of Queen's University open to visitors and organising tours on a few summer days. Ashdown Forest is to the north of the Weald and is the home of Winnie the Pooh Wealden District Wealden is a local government district in East Sussex, England: its name comes from the Weald, the remnant forest which was once unbroken and occupies much of the centre and north of this area. The term is cognate with ""Wald"", forest or wood in German. Wealden District was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local"
"the mid 19th century, and then restored again straight after the Second World War, in 1993/4 and in 1997. Wimpole Wimpole is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England, about southwest of Cambridge. It is sometimes sub-divided into ""Old Wimpole"" and ""New Wimpole"". Notable people from Wimpole include the Independent minister John Conder. It is the site of the country house of Wimpole Hall and its accompanying Wimpole's Folly. The village of Wimpole grew up just to the east of Ermine Street, in an area now occupied by the parkland of Wimpole Hall, and the southern boundary of"
"Cross Shopping Precinct hosts a modern statue commemorating the original cross. Nearby Luton has the Waulud's Bank prehistoric henge and Luton Museum & Art Gallery. Dunstable Downs, a chalky escarpment outside the town, is a popular site for kite flying, paragliding and hang gliding, while the London Gliding Club provides a base for conventional gliding and other air activities at the bottom of the Downs. Further into the countryside are the open-range Whipsnade Zoo, a garden laid out in the form of a cathedral at Whipsnade Tree Cathedral and the Totternhoe Knolls motte-and-bailey castle. The Icknield Way Path passes through"